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Palm Pre extended battery announced

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:18:13 EST

Seidio has taken the wraps off an extended battery for the Palm Pre. It will be available on July 15, 2009. Developed exclusively for the Palm Pre, this Seidio 1350mAh battery will make a great replacement or spare.This battery will fit in the existing space so you will not need a replacement door and will pack more power than the original battery...

Palm takes aim at iPhone in new ad

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:35:57 EST

Palm is running a new print ad that takes aim at the Apple iPhone. The ad shows an open Palm Pre resting against an already eaten Apple. The ad reads "Your iPhone contract is up. Perfect timing." The ad then goes on to talk about the lack of multitasking on the iPhone, and the supposed 1200 a user could save by switching to Sprint. You can che...

New York Times says Palm lacks apps

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:44:36 EST

The New York Times has published an article looking at Palm's disadvantage in the smartphone market. Although the article cites the appeal of the new Palm Pre, the NYT notes the lack of third party software development as a key component to why they lag behind the competitors, namely the iPhone."But in a world crowded with iPhones, BlackBerrys and...

20% Off Palm Classic Software Sale

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:46 EST

MotionApps has launched Classic, a Palm OS emulator for Palm webOS. This product seamlessly unites the two operating systems on the Palm Pre phone allowing Pre users to run thousands of existing Palm OS applications on their phones. Classic runs Palm OS apps about two times faster on the Pre and has received an enourmous amount of positive covera...

Palm Touchstone installed into a BMW

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:19:22 EST

The Palm Pre has only been out for a little more than a week and someone has already hard wired a Palm Touchstone into his BMW's center console. From the Touchstone, he ran a Sprint car charger with a mini USB connector to the car's electrical system. It looks good, but he had to remove BMW's iDrive controller to do it. That seems like a big sac...

Sprint Treo Pro gets ringer patch

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:03:42 EST

Palm has issued a software issue for Sprint's version of the Treo Pro. The update addresses a problem with the phone's registry getting corrupted and incoming call ringers becoming silent."The root cause of the Treo Pro No Ringer issue is related to a rare corruption of the Treo Pro's registry key. This can lead to the smart phone not ringing and ...

Palm Eos Pixie confirmed

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:47:57 EST

There have been rumors that another WebOS device was on the way and it look like the rumors have been confirmed. A user at the PreCentral forums spotted references to two different devices in the miniboot.sh. The code references "castle" and "pixie," which has previously been used as the name for the rumored ATT bound Eos. Check out the code:# St...

Some Palm Pres crash when closing the phone

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:38:26 EST

Check out this video from cnet. Apparently some Palm Pre users are having issues with the Pre crashing when you close the phone. As you can see in the video, after closing the phone the only option is to reboot which takes quite awhile. Palm has always had hardware issues and it looks like they haven't learned their lesson. They should take a t...

Ed Colligan leaves Palm - Jon Rubinstein named CEO

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:28:22 EST

It's probably not too surprising that if Palm was looking for a new CEO they'd pick the guy who oversaw the Pre launch, Jon Rubinstein. Many didn't expect a change at the top so soon though.Palm, Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Jon Rubinstein to lead the company as Chairman and CEO upon the departure of Ed Colligan, who is...

Cross platform Push-To-Talk by HipVoice

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:19:15 EST

HipVoice is a service that allows for Push To Talk between Windows Mobile, Windows Smartphone, Windows Desktop, LiMo and BlackBerry devices. HipVoice is also finishing up work on Android, Brew and the iPhone. Because HipVoice is cellular network independent you can have Push To Talk service between different platforms and carriers. That means ATT...

Palm Pre launch breaks Sprint sales record

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:00:21 EST

Sprint broke sales records with the launch of the Pre. Many Sprint stores sold out of their intial inventory which is not surprising, because they did not have many units per store. From Sprint's press release:Within hours of offering Palm Pre � the most widely anticipated electronic device of the year � eager customers delivered the result: a rec...

Palm Pre likely to flop according to Business Week

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:35:08 EST

William Hurley has just published a grim view of Palm's upcoming Pre. He lays out quite a few reasons why the Pre will be a disappointment. He starts with the stiff competition posed by Apple, RIM, Nokia etc. Can Palm really take on these big boys who have such a big lead in smartphone adoption? Then there's pricing, and their partner carrier S...

First line starts for Palm Pre release

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:55:05 EST

The Palm Pre is due to be release this weekend, but one man has already started a line. tinyComb has posted pictures of the "first" known Palm Pre line at a Sprint store. The linesitter says that each store will only have 4 Palm Pre units and he's determined to get one.The linesitter "I've been so disappointed with Sprint since my parents got me ...

Palm Pre at Best Buy for $199 without mail-in rebate

Thu, 21 May 2009 03:52:34 EST

Don't you just hate those mail in rebates? You have to remember to mail it in and then wait 6 weeks to get your money. Best Buy apparently feels your pain because they will be selling the Palm Pre for 199 without the mail in rebate. Instead, Best Buy will offer an instant rebate so you're out the door with your Palm Pre for 199. The only catch ...

Yahoo dumps smartphone app in favor of iPhone

Tue, 19 May 2009 16:05:00 EST

Yahoo has ditched its mobile app for smartphones like the BlackBerry and is now focusing on the iPhone. What's up with that? They sent out this email yesterday that basically says other than the iPhone, smartphone users will have to use a browser for their Yahoo experience.From: Yahoo! Mobile betaSubject: Yahoo! Mobile for smartphones beta update...